Abstract: The invention comprises a connector tower assembly having a housing with insert molded contacts therein. The housing has one end with a groove for receiving a seal therealong. The housing has a central portion with a sealing surface extending therearound. A second end of the housing has latching members for engaging and securing the housing to a connector box.

Abstract: A reversible receptacle for housing single ended or double ended connectors where said receptacle can be attached to a structure frontwards or backwards and can be manipulated without any interference from heavy gauge ground cables. The receptacle includes a reversible frame that has both a front and back opening. The openings permit selective access to the mounted connectors.

Abstract: A cover 20 is formed with an elastically deformable lock portion 27 which locks a corrugated protection tube 30 to restrict a loose displacement of the corrugated tube 30 along its longitudinal direction. The corrugated tube 30 is mounted as follows. First, the corrugated tube 30 is moved along its longitudinal direction with respect to the tubular cover 20 already mounted on the connector housing 10, and is inserted into the cover 20 from behind. Then, the lock portion 27 is elastically deformed, thereby permitting the insertion. When reaching a specified lock position, the corrugated tube 30 is locked by the lock portions 27, completing the mounting. Since the corrugated tube 30 needs not be positioned with respect to the lock portions 27 when being mounted, this connector has a better operability.

Abstract: A terminal retainer system is disclosed for an electrical connector assembly. The system includes a dielectric connector housing having a plurality of terminal-receiving passages and a retainer slot adjacent the passages. A plurality of conductive terminals are insertable in an insertion direction into the terminal-receiving passages. Each terminal includes an engaging portion. A terminal retainer is insertable into the retainer slot in a direction generally parallel to the insertion direction of the terminals to a pre-load position allowing insertion of the terminals into the passages. The terminal retainer is movable in a direction transverse to the insertion direction of the terminals from the pre-load position to a retaining position in engagement with the engaging portions of the terminals to retain the terminals in the passages.

Abstract: A contact pin, for insertion into a connector housing, which includes a longitudinal body having a first end and a second end, a retention portion located between the first and second ends, wherein the retention portion includes fins extending outwardly from the longitudinal body, each fin having a side surface and serrations, located on each side surface of each fin.

Abstract: An electrical connection system for connecting an electrical device mounted on an instrument panel to an electrical circuit located behind the panel including a male plug mounted on the back wall of an instrument panel receptacle and a female socket mounted inside the electrical device adjacent an access hole. The male plug has a nonconductive connector body and a plurality of metal terminals that are retained in terminal cavities by flexible arms that project into tubular contact portions at the forward ends of the terminals. The connector body of the male plug has a platform at the forward end where the terminal cavities have channel shaped portions that have open exterior sides for exposing the tubular contact portions of the metal terminals. The tubular contact portions each include a lock aperture that cooperates with an associated flexible lock arm for retaining the terminals in the terminal cavities. The female socket has a nonconductive connector body and a plurality of compliant metal terminals.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a terminal connector 20 attachable to a metallic mating surface 52 on a workpiece 50 by friction joining. One embodiment of the connector 20 comprises an electrically conductive body 22 having a top end 24 to which an electrical connector 70 may be attached, a bottom end 26 having a bottom surface 28 generally conforming to the mating surface 52 of the workpiece 50, and an axis R substantially orthogonal to the bottom surface 28 about which the terminal 20 may be rotated. Attached to the bottom surface 28 is a layer of solder 30 having an outer perimeter 32 and defining a central solder-free region 34 about the axis R. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom surface 28 of the terminal 20 is substantially circular in shape, and the layer of solder 30 is substantially annular in shape with the central solder-free region 34 being substantially circular and generally centered about the rotational axis R.